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Amalgamated Union of Motor Mechanics Targets Training of Thousands of Youths On Petrol Vehicle Conversion To CNG… Urges Federal Government to stop importation of new vehicles after four years The Amalgamated Union of Motor Mechanics and Technicians of Nigeria has trained one hundred youths on conversion of petrol engines to…
President Bola Tinubu has officially signed the new national minimum wage bill into law. The signing ceremony took place during a Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting at the Council Chambers of the Presidential Villa in Abuja on Monday, July 29. The bill, which was swiftly passed by both chambers of…
A Group, the Arewa Youth for Peaceful Coexistence says the present government is working in the interest of Nigeria and should be supported instead of being protested against. Addressing newsmen in Abuja, the Chairman of the FCT Chapter of the Group, Mr. Mark Ogar said such protest could cause chaos…
Senate President Godswill Akpabio has announced that the newly approved minimum wage applies to all workers across both public and private sectors, including maids and other domestic staff. Akpabio stated this during the plenary session on Tuesday. The bill was speedily passed by both chambers of the National Assembly just…
Political, Religious, Opinion Leaders, Prevail On Your Subjects To Avoid Proposed Nationwide Protests – CSOs A Coalition of Civil Society Groups has appealed to all well meaning Nigerians to discountenance the protest and avoid participating in such unpatriotic protests. The Leader of the Groups, Comrade Solomon Adodo made the call…
The Federal Government is set to spend N3tn on the new minimum wage and the payment of pensions and gratuities. The Minister of Budget and Economic Planning, Atiku Bagudu, disclosed this on Friday during a meeting with the Senate Committee on Appropriations, chaired by Olamilekan Adeola. The minister presented the…
President Bola Tinubu has approved a new minimum wage of N70,000 for Nigerian workers and pledged to review the national minimum wage law every three years. This is coming after the leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress and the Trade Union Congress met with the President at the Presidential Villa,…
President Bola Tinubu is scheduled to meet with the leadership of the organised labour today to try to finalise the lingering matters around the National Minimum Wage. He personally met with them last week after the tripartite committee he set up to negotiate with the Labour failed to convince them…
The organised labour unions in Ogun State on Tuesday threatened industrial action over the failure of the government to remit over N40bn contributory pensions deducted from the workers’ salaries in the last 15 years. The unions which include the Trade Union Congress, Nigeria Labour Congress and Joint Negotiation Council disclosed…
The Nigeria Labour Congress has welcomed the Supreme Court’s judgment affirming fiscal autonomy for local government councils across the country. In a statement on Thursday, the NLC President, Joe Ajaero, said the apex court’s ruling is a restoration of hope in the country’s democracy and judiciary. Ajaero asserted that the…
